diff --git a/lib/sbitmap.c b/lib/sbitmap.c
index f736c52..e408089 100644
--- a/lib/sbitmap.c
+++ b/lib/sbitmap.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
 {
 	sbitmap_clear_bit(&sbq->sb, nr);
 	sbq_wake_up(sbq);
-	if (likely(!sbq->round_robin))
+	if (likely(!sbq->round_robin && nr < sbq->sb.depth))
 		*per_cpu_ptr(sbq->alloc_hint, cpu) = nr;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sbitmap_queue_clear);